Food budget

SilverClover
Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:34:33 +0000

Having lived alone for a summer, I would starve if I only budgeted myself $50 a week for groceries. Granted, I have a lot of different dietary needs so I only really eat fresh fruits and veggies- little meat, no dairy, and no gluten/simple carbs so a lot of the cheap food options are out. Eating healthy is very expensive and almost all of my earnings go straight to food. If your kids are the type to eat Ramen or pasta type dishes often, then $50 would work. However, if they eat a lot of veggies, those can be expensive.